Browns camp sights and sounds

Tuesday

Jul 31, 2007 at 12:01 AMJul 31, 2007 at 2:20 PM

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• Recap: After a subpar weekend, quarterbacks Charlie Frye and Derek Anderson are starting to put together consistent practices. There haven't been as many turnovers or miscommunications in the passing game. The offensive line is looking impressive in the running game, and the atmosphere is beginning to get chippy. Safety Sean Jones and fullback Charles Ali got into a brief shoving match, the first scuffle of camp.

• Day's best: Rookie fifth-round pick Brandon McDonald intercepted an Anderson pass that bounced off the hands of receiver Efrem Hill and returned it 40-plus yards for a touchdown.

• Position battle: Receiver/return specialist Joshua Cribbs is having a good camp and is out to prove that he's not just a special-teams player. He has been one of the few receivers not to drop a pass, and he's in the mix for the third- and fourth-receiver spots.

• Rookie watch: No. 3 overall pick Joe Thomas is still working with the second-team offense, although he's expected to be the starting left tackle. "If he keeps working, he might have the chance to do that," coach Romeo Crennel said. "He has good ability for the position. He has good size, good feet, and it looks like he has an awareness for the competition. … That says a lot about the kid right there. All of that is encouraging."

• Itinerary: Single practice today at 2:30 p.m.

• You're invited: With temperatures expected to be in the high-80s to low-90s most of the week, fans might want to find seats on the bleachers up the right sideline, where there is an abundance of shade.

• Quotable: "The biggest perspective that I got working out away from here was being with Donovan McNabb. He had some of his guys out there, and just seeing how he interacts with his players. I picked up some ideas about his scrambling abilities and why he doesn't do it anymore. Just little stuff like that, and being around a player that has gone to the Super Bowl and to Pro Bowls -- I really learned a lot." -- Frye, on working out with the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback in Arizona this summer. McNabb introduced Frye to trainer Warren Anderson and a conditioning program that includes boxing, to improve hand-eye coordination.